H. D. Kumaraswamy

“Unlike the Congress or the BJP leaders, who are away from people, I am not. I mix with people, and I know how they feel. That gives me an edge over the Congress and the BJP.”

“I will work towards ensuring that farmers do not face any crisis and live up to the confidence they have reposed in me.”

“It was the BJP that betrayed me when one of its members made the Rs 150-crore bribery allegation against me without evidence.”

“It is the BJP's duty to criticise and oppose me. I have no problem with that.”

“The considerations and aspirations of the people in the Lok Sabha polls is completely different from Assembly polls.”

“Emotions are my weakness. It is in my blood. It is very difficult to control.”

“No one can finish my party. Just because they have money power, they think they can finish us off.”

“Karnataka was known for its good governance. After the BJP came to power, they laid the foundation for bad administration.”

“Exit polls have gone notoriously wrong in the past.”

“We have to convince people about the relevance of regional parties, and we are doing that.”

“I'm an emotional person, but it is not my helplessness.”

“There always will naturally be some differences when you form the government with coalition parties. Even some single party governments also face several issues.”

“We will not join hands with the Congress in any circumstance, because they are corrupt.”

“One must realise that it is not a child's play to run a government.”

“I know the pain of coalition government.”

“My program intends to outsource tree plantation to uneducated rural men and women with a monthly salary of Rs5,000 for barely an hour's work.”

“People cutting across caste and communal lines like me. I go to north Karnataka, where people from all communities come to my meetings and rallies.”

“As chief minister, I have worked towards implementing programmes strongly.”

“I have deep respect for our armed forces and jawans.”

“There is nothing unusual in coalition partners differing on some issues. It is a character of democratic system.”